Magha Surname
Approximately 7,747 people bear this surname
Magha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5,567 | 1:736 | 98 |
| Cameroon | 988 | 1:21,021 | 2,858 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| India | 391 | 1:1,961,804 | 67,718 |
| Pakistan | 149 | 1:1,198,952 | 14,366 |
| Tanzania | 111 | 1:476,951 | 32,497 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Magha (4,535) may also be a first name.
Magha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magha (Bengali: মাঘা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻕ, Hindi: मघा, Marathi: मघा, Oriya: ମଘା) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 64,575th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 940,693 people. The surname Magha is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Magha live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Magha is also the 102,115th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,535 people.
Magha is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 5,567 people, or 1 in 736. In Mauritania Magha is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 14 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 11 percent are found and Gorgol Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and Morocco, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magha in the Bengali language | ||
| মাঘা | magha | - |
| Magha in the Hindi language | ||
| मघा | magha | 90.75 |
| माघा | magha | 8.15 |
| माधा | madha | 0.44 |
| मेघा | megha | 0.33 |
| म़घा | magha | 0.22 |
| माघ़्ा | maghaa | 0.11 |
| Magha in the Marathi language | ||
| मघा | magha | 64.22 |
| मेघा | megha | 17.89 |
| माघा | magha | 13.76 |
| माढा | madha | 0.92 |
| मंघा | mangha | 0.92 |
| मह | maha | 0.92 |
| वाघ | vagha | 0.46 |
| Magha in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଘା | magha | 49.22 |
| ମାଘ | magha | 39.38 |
| ମାଘା | magha | 8.81 |
| ମଘ | magha | 1.04 |
| ବାଗ | baga | 0.52 |
| େମଘା | emagha | 0.52 |
| Magha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻕ | maq | 41.71 |
| ﻣﺎﻗﻪ | maqh | 18.53 |
| ﻣﺎﻍ | magh | 14.45 |
| ﻣﺎﻏﻪ | maghh | 9.92 |
| ﻣﺎﻗﺎ | maqa | 7.16 |
| ﻣﺎﻏﺎ | magha | 6.97 |
| ﻣﺎﻏﺔ | maght | 0.25 |
| ﻣﻐﺎ | mgha | 0.06 |
| ﻣﺎﺥ | makh | 0.06 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magha
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